As the founder and CEO of appssavvy, Chris Cunningham is responsible for establishing its position within the social media landscape. Believing that widgets and applications are the pinnacle of any viral and contextual marketing campaign, he has taken a strong advocacy position. Chris' longstanding position as a leader in the digital advertising space positions appssavvy to connect leading brands and agencies with developers and publishers of social media applications.

Prior to appssavvy, Chris was global vice president of sales at Freewebs. In addition, he was vice president of sales at Bolt Media and director of sales for leading organizations including Digital Music Network and Music Vision where he pioneered the sales strategy for marketing online digital music platforms and built solid relationships with leading advertisers including Paramount, Verizon Wireless, Sony Pictures, adidas, Proctor & Gamble and hundreds of other brands.

Chris is a frequent speaker on social media marketing. Since founding appssavvy in early 2008, he has participated in an array of industry events, including Graphing Social, SWAT Summit, Digital Hollywood's Building Blocks, Social Ad Summit, Web 2.0 Expo, MIXX Expo and ad:tech New York. Previously, Chris was a driving force behind the highly successful first annual Widget Con in 2007.

Chris graduated from the University of North Carolina Greensboro with a bachelor's of arts degree in Economics & Marketing and is now based in new york city.